Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023
Start: 2023-03-31
End: 2023-04-02
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023: 245 records at 236 stations, peak on 1 April 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023 set or tied 245 station records at 236 stations.
It ran from 31 March 2023 to 2 April 2023 (3 days) and its peak day was 1 April 2023.
Status: closed.
Ladysmith 3W set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 1 April 2023.
The busiest day was 1 April 2023 with 198 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

31 March to 2 April 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ladysmith 3W	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2023-04-01
Zumbrota	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2023-04-01
Eagle Rvr	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-01
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2023-04-01
Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-01
S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-31
Eaton Rapids	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-01
Lac Vieux Desert	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2023-04-01
Grand Rapids	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2023-03-31
Central Michigan UNIV	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2023-04-01
Lapeer Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2023-04-01
St Croix Falls	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2023-04-01
Jordan 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2023-04-01
Benton Harbor AP	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-01
Merrill	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2023-04-01
Big Falls Hydro	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2023-04-01
Forest Lake 5NE	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	2023-04-01
Theilman 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2023-04-01
Madison 3NNW	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2023-04-01
Chilton	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-01

Records per Day

Peak day 198

Records set or tied each day from 31 March 2023 to 2 April 2023. The most in one day was 198 on 1 April 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023 ranked by margin
Zumbrota, 04-01	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Ladysmith 3W, 04-01	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
St Croix Falls, 04-01	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Lapeer Wwtp, 04-01	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, 04-01	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Theilman 1SSW, 04-01	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Benton Harbor AP, 04-01	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Merrill, 04-01	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Forest Lake 5NE, 04-01	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Eagle Rvr, 04-01	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Minocqua, 04-01	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Lac Vieux Desert, 04-01	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Grand Rapids, 03-31	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Eaton Rapids, 04-01	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Big Falls Hydro, 04-01	14.5 mm (0.6 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

245 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
39	48
40	24
21	70
29	24
20	57
10	96
15	89
18	56
12	93
17	38
36	14
37	16
11	68
27	49
26	16
15	48
6	120
21	21
28	24
5	114
25	54
4	120
20	48
6	93
29	14
21	37
23	14
3	114
5	93
18	14
5	92
3	93
2	93
14	49
13	61
20	24
15	37
6	77
7	73
14	56
13	56
6	73
7	60
11	61
0	96
12	56
13	36
4	88
19	16
4	44
8	61
13	14
13	54
7	56
10	49
13	54
6	37
3	76
15	70
8	61
18	24
17	24
10	60
3	50
7	33
13	8
6	41
15	16
23	26
14	24
19	16
10	48
2	49
10	56
10	44
7	54
19	18
21	18
10	49
12	24
20	6
12	24
18	14
9	37
5	61
19	29
17	14
18	14
28	44
17	48
16	16
12	29
11	44
4	54
3	56
15	14
17	14
5	45
9	29
4	60
3	69
1	61
15	14
14	14
8	48
21	16
16	14
13	24
2	60
11	14
13	44
1	64
10	44
4	49
1	61
13	20
8	49
3	48
12	14
11	18
11	14
31	14
17	26
6	44
1	19
5	54
10	4
1	49
9	44
2	49
9	14
11	29
8	41
5	48
4	37
8	29
20	2
14	16
3	53
6	29
13	24
12	29
9	20
9	16
8	24
8	24
7	14
14	6
5	24
8	16
8	14
11	14
8	26
5	24
4	29
11	6
8	8
5	13
5	20
7	14
10	14
6	16
5	44
7	20
4	17
8	16
17	5
5	14
9	16
8	24
6	24
4	37
5	24
7	8
16	0
8	14
5	17
6	29
2	24
16	2
4	24
2	24
8	16
7	14
6	16
8	16
4	14
1	26
7	18
7	18
10	6
6	14
1	2
3	24
1	24
3	14
7	14
3	20
3	16
4	17

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023 (this event)	245 records

Every Record Set

20 of 245

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 31 March to 2 April 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-31	S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	96	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-31	Grand Rapids	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Ladysmith 3W	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-01	Zumbrota	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Eagle Rvr	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	70	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	57	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Eaton Rapids	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	89	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Lac Vieux Desert	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Central Michigan UNIV	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	93	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Lapeer Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	St Croix Falls	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Jordan 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Benton Harbor AP	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Merrill	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Big Falls Hydro	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Forest Lake 5NE	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Theilman 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Madison 3NNW	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	114	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-01	Chilton	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 245 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
39	48
40	24
21	70
29	24
20	57
10	96
15	89
18	56
12	93
17	38
36	14
37	16
11	68
27	49
26	16
15	48
6	120
21	21
28	24
5	114
25	54
4	120
20	48
6	93
29	14
21	37
23	14
3	114
5	93
18	14
5	92
3	93
2	93
14	49
13	61
20	24
15	37
6	77
7	73
14	56
13	56
6	73
7	60
11	61
0	96
12	56
13	36
4	88
19	16
4	44
8	61
13	14
13	54
7	56
10	49
13	54
6	37
3	76
15	70
8	61
18	24
17	24
10	60
3	50
7	33
13	8
6	41
15	16
23	26
14	24
19	16
10	48
2	49
10	56
10	44
7	54
19	18
21	18
10	49
12	24
20	6
12	24
18	14
9	37
5	61
19	29
17	14
18	14
28	44
17	48
16	16
12	29
11	44
4	54
3	56
15	14
17	14
5	45
9	29
4	60
3	69
1	61
15	14
14	14
8	48
21	16
16	14
13	24
2	60
11	14
13	44
1	64
10	44
4	49
1	61
13	20
8	49
3	48
12	14
11	18
11	14
31	14
17	26
6	44
1	19
5	54
10	4
1	49
9	44
2	49
9	14
11	29
8	41
5	48
4	37
8	29
20	2
14	16
3	53
6	29
13	24
12	29
9	20
9	16
8	24
8	24
7	14
14	6
5	24
8	16
8	14
11	14
8	26
5	24
4	29
11	6
8	8
5	13
5	20
7	14
10	14
6	16
5	44
7	20
4	17
8	16
17	5
5	14
9	16
8	24
6	24
4	37
5	24
7	8
16	0
8	14
5	17
6	29
2	24
16	2
4	24
2	24
8	16
7	14
6	16
8	16
4	14
1	26
7	18
7	18
10	6
6	14
1	2
3	24
1	24
3	14
7	14
3	20
3	16
4	17

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
39	48
40	24
21	70
29	24
20	57
10	96
15	89
18	56
12	93
17	38
36	14
37	16
11	68
27	49
26	16
15	48
6	120
21	21
28	24
5	114
25	54
4	120
20	48
6	93
29	14
21	37
23	14
3	114
5	93
18	14
5	92
3	93
2	93
14	49
13	61
20	24
15	37
6	77
7	73
14	56
13	56
6	73
7	60
11	61
0	96
12	56
13	36
4	88
19	16
4	44
8	61
13	14
13	54
7	56
10	49
13	54
6	37
3	76
15	70
8	61
18	24
17	24
10	60
3	50
7	33
13	8
6	41
15	16
23	26
14	24
19	16
10	48
2	49
10	56
10	44
7	54
19	18
21	18
10	49
12	24
20	6
12	24
18	14
9	37
5	61
19	29
17	14
18	14
28	44
17	48
16	16
12	29
11	44
4	54
3	56
15	14
17	14
5	45
9	29
4	60
3	69
1	61
15	14
14	14
8	48
21	16
16	14
13	24
2	60
11	14
13	44
1	64
10	44
4	49
1	61
13	20
8	49
3	48
12	14
11	18
11	14
31	14
17	26
6	44
1	19
5	54
10	4
1	49
9	44
2	49
9	14
11	29
8	41
5	48
4	37
8	29
20	2
14	16
3	53
6	29
13	24
12	29
9	20
9	16
8	24
8	24
7	14
14	6
5	24
8	16
8	14
11	14
8	26
5	24
4	29
11	6
8	8
5	13
5	20
7	14
10	14
6	16
5	44
7	20
4	17
8	16
17	5
5	14
9	16
8	24
6	24
4	37
5	24
7	8
16	0
8	14
5	17
6	29
2	24
16	2
4	24
2	24
8	16
7	14
6	16
8	16
4	14
1	26
7	18
7	18
10	6
6	14
1	2
3	24
1	24
3	14
7	14
3	20
3	16
4	17

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
39	48
40	24
21	70
29	24
20	57
10	96
15	89
18	56
12	93
17	38
36	14
37	16
11	68
27	49
26	16
15	48
6	120
21	21
28	24
5	114
25	54
4	120
20	48
6	93
29	14
21	37
23	14
3	114
5	93
18	14
5	92
3	93
2	93
14	49
13	61
20	24
15	37
6	77
7	73
14	56
13	56
6	73
7	60
11	61
0	96
12	56
13	36
4	88
19	16
4	44
8	61
13	14
13	54
7	56
10	49
13	54
6	37
3	76
15	70
8	61
18	24
17	24
10	60
3	50
7	33
13	8
6	41
15	16
23	26
14	24
19	16
10	48
2	49
10	56
10	44
7	54
19	18
21	18
10	49
12	24
20	6
12	24
18	14
9	37
5	61
19	29
17	14
18	14
28	44
17	48
16	16
12	29
11	44
4	54
3	56
15	14
17	14
5	45
9	29
4	60
3	69
1	61
15	14
14	14
8	48
21	16
16	14
13	24
2	60
11	14
13	44
1	64
10	44
4	49
1	61
13	20
8	49
3	48
12	14
11	18
11	14
31	14
17	26
6	44
1	19
5	54
10	4
1	49
9	44
2	49
9	14
11	29
8	41
5	48
4	37
8	29
20	2
14	16
3	53
6	29
13	24
12	29
9	20
9	16
8	24
8	24
7	14
14	6
5	24
8	16
8	14
11	14
8	26
5	24
4	29
11	6
8	8
5	13
5	20
7	14
10	14
6	16
5	44
7	20
4	17
8	16
17	5
5	14
9	16
8	24
6	24
4	37
5	24
7	8
16	0
8	14
5	17
6	29
2	24
16	2
4	24
2	24
8	16
7	14
6	16
8	16
4	14
1	26
7	18
7	18
10	6
6	14
1	2
3	24
1	24
3	14
7	14
3	20
3	16
4	17